UPDATED: Game Of Thrones season 4 start date

It's official: Game Of Thrones' fourth season will start on Sunday the 6th of April on HBO...

UPDATE: Sky Atlantic has confirmed that Game Of Thrones season four will start on Monday the 7th of April at 9pm, just 24 hours after the US debut.

Diaries/electronic personal organisers/mind palaces at the ready! Here's a date you're going to want to record: Sunday the 6th of April. That's when our US chums can sit down with a cup of Dornish wine* and enjoy Game Of Thrones' season four debut on HBO.

The news was confirmed by the cable and satellite network at yesterday's Television Critics Association.

A UK air date is yet to be announced, but if it follows last year's pattern, Sky subscribers can expect to wait only days before seeing the new episodes over here. We'll keep you posted.

*hot Ribena

Take a look at some of the new faces joining Game Of Thrones for season four, here.